predecessor

P97
predicate

Indicates that one entity comes before another in an ordered sequence or succession.

All labels observed (178)

Label Occurrences
precededBy 26,466
predecessor canonical 17,745
precedes 4,195

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: predecessor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity comes before another in an ordered sequence or succession.

Sample triples (57,937)

Subject Object
Palace of Westminster medieval royal palace of Westminster via predicate surface "predecessorBuilding"
Battle of Trenton Battle of Trenton via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River
Chief of Naval Operations Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet via predicate surface "precededByOffice"
French Army Feudal levies of the Kingdom of France via predicate surface "precededBy"
French Army French Army via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Royal French Army
Lord Stanley of Preston Marquess of Lansdowne via predicate surface "precededBy"
2006 Winter Olympics 2002 Winter Olympics via predicate surface "precededBy"
Rolls-Royce Griffon Rolls-Royce Merlin
Foreign Office of Nazi Germany German Foreign Office via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Foreign Office of the Weimar Republic
Russian financial crisis of 1998 Asian financial crisis of 1997–1998 via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Asian financial crisis of 1997
April May via predicate surface "precedes"
MacBook Pro PowerBook
surface form: PowerBook G4
HFS Plus MFS
surface form: HFS
August Revolution in Vietnam Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina via predicate surface "precededBy"
August Revolution in Vietnam Pacific War via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: World War II in Asia
Moscow City Duma Moscow City Soviet of People’s Deputies via predicate surface "precededBy"
Mayor of Moscow Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Moscow City Soviet via predicate surface "precededBy"
Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing Empire Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing Empire via predicate surface "predecessorOf" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shaoshan, Hunan, Republic of China period
Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing Empire Shaoshan, Hunan, People’s Republic of China period via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
Chinese Communist Party early Marxist groups in China
Edison General Electric Company General Electric via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Supreme Court of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Appellate Committee of the House of Lords
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Summer Olympics 2012
surface form: 2012 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics via predicate surface "precededBy"
Old Age Pensions Act 1908 National Assistance Act 1948 via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Poor Law system
The Duke of Grafton (de facto), The Marquess of Rockingham (de jure predecessor in office sequence)
surface form: Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham via predicate surface "precededBy"
KGB MGB via predicate surface "precededBy"
KGB NKGB via predicate surface "precededBy"
KGB NKVD via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: NKVD (state security functions)
TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator
surface form: TI-89 Titanium
TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator self-linksurface differs
surface form: TI-89
First Council of Nicaea Council of Elvira via predicate surface "precededBy"
IEEE Fellow IEEE Fellow via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: AIEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow IRE Fellow via predicate surface "precededBy"
United States Secretary of Education United States Secretary of Education via predicate surface "predecessorOffice" self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Commissioner of Education
United States Secretary of Education United States Secretary of Health and Human Services via predicate surface "predecessorOffice"
surface form: Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Office of Far Eastern Affairs
IG Farben Trial Doctors' Trial via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Taierzhuang Battle of Shanghai (1937) via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Battle of Shanghai
Battle of Taierzhuang Battle of Nanjing via predicate surface "precededBy"
Kansai International Airport Kansai Airports via predicate surface "previousOperator"
surface form: New Kansai International Airport Company
Kansai International Airport Kansai Airports via predicate surface "previousOperator"
surface form: New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
Queen Anne's War King William's War via predicate surface "precededBy"
Just Whitney My Love Is Your Love via predicate surface "precededBy"
Early Modern period Middle Ages via predicate surface "precededBy"
resurrection of Jesus Christ crucifixion of Jesus via predicate surface "precededBy"
resurrection of Jesus Christ burial of Jesus via predicate surface "precededBy"
Secretary of War Secretary at War via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Secretary at War (under the Articles of Confederation)
Operation Just Cause U.S. sanctions on Panama via predicate surface "precededBy"
1932 Summer Olympics 1928 Summer Olympics via predicate surface "precededBy"
Polish Underground State Service for Poland’s Victory via predicate surface "precededBy"